Employer: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 05/03/2025
Assistant Audiology Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job Overview
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking direct clinical care activities and admin duties in support of the audiology team. To assist qualified Audiology staff in the delivery of individualised care to children and their families with indirect supervision.
Main Duties of the Job
Clinical Practice
* Undertake hearing aid workshop appointments, which include:
o Undertaking ear mould impressions, carrying out hearing aid repairs and maintenance including retubing, elbow and battery replacement.
o Effectively manage telephone and other enquiries.
o Test the hearing aid function and programme loan hearing aids when required.
o Send hearing aids for repair, and deal with the administrative process on their return.
o Prepare, package and send ear mould impressions to the manufacturer, in particular those being returned directly to the child from the manufacturer.
o Assist the qualified paediatric Audiology Team in patient and room preparation.
o Assist the qualified audiology team in clinical situations including tester 2 role in preschool clinic.
Management
* Advise clinical staff of items of stock which needs re-ordering.
* Be involved with health promotion.
* Assist with ensuring patient information is current.
Policies and Procedures
* Adhere to professional standards e.g. BAA, BSA, NDCS etc.
* Keep up to date with current professional issues in paediatric audiology.
Working for Our Organisation
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
* Brilliant Place to work
* Leaders in Children’s Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net.
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net.
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keeping children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
* Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect.
* Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility.
* Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion.
* Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE at grade C or above in Maths, English and Science, or equivalent.
* Deaf awareness or sign language qualification.
Experience
* Experience working in the healthcare workforce.
* Experience of working in a Paediatric healthcare service or an Audiology Service.
* Basic knowledge or experience of hearing aids and sign language.
Knowledge
Attributes
* A problem solving approach, using initiative.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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